Classic Car Auction
Art Astor's museum, the Astor Classics Event Center, has displayed one of the most extensive collections of drivable vintage and classic automobiles and communications devices in the world. This year, more than 250 automobiles and 1,100 lots of memorabilia from that collection will be up for auction, due to a downsizing.
Not only are these rare and noteworthy, but most have a history or a story that makes it special. There is a restored 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I that was owned by Hollywood's first cowboy movie star Tom Mix. A 1940 Cadillac Series 75 Formal Sedan built for Howard Hughes and a one-off 1948 Hudson limousine. There is even a microphone that was once owned by Elvis Presley.
Ian Kelleher, managing director of RM Auctions said, "The Astor Collection is perhaps one of the most diverse, highly original and extremely well maintained collections of its kind ever offered to the public," said Kelleher. "Those who have been fortunate to visit the museum over the years can attest to the significance and importance of this great American collection" he added.
This no-reserve auction will be held in Anaheim, California, on June 27-29 2008.
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